Inteliquent expressed its support for the data collection...
Inteliquent expressed its support for the data collection and reporting obligations in the upcoming rural call completion order, “so long as the ’two hop’ safe harbor is included in the rules,” it told FCC officials in an ex parte filing…
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detailing its meeting on the Monday before the government shutdown (http://bit.ly/HdTTm8). Inteliquent offers tandem network and IP-based interconnection service to cable and CLEC providers. It’s also important, Inteliquent said, that the “two hop” safe harbor not count the terminating tandem as a separate hop in the call path. “This is particularly important in rural areas, as multiple rural carriers often subtend a single tandem, and there is no practical way to directly connect to every rural end office.” The company also questioned potential rules banning “false ringing.” Especially on wireless networks, where completing a call to a roaming party might take longer than on wireline networks, “presenting the caller with ringing provides comfort that the call has been dialed correctly and is being processed,” Inteliquent said. The company also urged the FCC to resolve industry disputes involving the tariffing and collecting of end-office switching charges owed to CLECs when they partner with over-the-top VoIP providers.